Mold for burial vaults



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' unirse stares RICHARD REMING, on NORWALK, OHIO, AssIGNoR tro 'THR NoRWALK-- vAunTfooiiI-l y PANE?, on NORWALLOHIO, A CORPORATION OF oIfII'of.l

MOLD FOR BURIAL vAU-Lfrs.

Application ined March 7, i322. -seriai Nol aimee.' i

To all w homI it may concern:

.Be it known that' LRICHARD REMING, a citizen of the United States, residing at -Newton Street, Norwalk, in the-county of Huron and lState ofy 'Ohio, .h'ave'invented-v certain new and useful Improvements 1n Molds yfor Burial Vaults, of which the *fol-V lowing is a specification.v af

Myinvention relates to a mold for a burial vault or the like; and the novelty consists in the adaptation and arrangement of the parts as will be more fully hereinafter' pointed out. l In the making of burial vaults or slmllarl5 containers, which are usually made of concrete, it has been found necessary to make so many different sizes in order to accommodate the many different sizes of coffins to be placed therein; that it has alwaysbeen necessary to make the molds so that they can be readily changed in sizewithouttoo many parts and the attendant expense. My mold not only provides for a wide variety of changes in size7 but also enables theoperator to make such changes easily and quickly. Also the heavy corner castings heretofore necessary in such molds have been eliminated by my device, thereby doing away with about one third of the weight and thus effecting a material saving infthelab'or involved in using the same.

I-Ieretofo're it has been necessary in making the cover of these vaults to trowel the cement or concrete over the base form which is in the mold, which has been slow and eX- pensive. My new cover mold provides a means of pouring the cement or concrete so that the cover can be made by the use of my mold in a small fraction of the time heretofore required, thereby effecting a very large saving in the cost of the manufacture of the cover.

Referring to the drawings Figure 1 is a front elevation of the molds filled with the plastic material, and with a portion cut away in vertical section to show the interior construction on the line 1-1 of Fig.l 2; Figure 2 is a top vplan view ofthe molds showing one end cut awa-y transversely on thev line .2f-e2 of Figure 1 in order to show the interior construction; Figure 3 is a top plan view of the cover mold; Figure 4 is an end view of Fig. 3; Figure 5 is a vertical section on the line 5 5 of Fig. 3.

In the drawings 10 is a base member on l1. adapted to hold the' outer mold in axed `inverted position. The outer mold is corn-v posed'of two side members l12, at each end of which is rigidly securedY aty 28 connecting" plates 13 which areadapted to 'be secured to theU-shaped end members l11i-by means-fof `threaded bolts 15. The lower edges ofthe side members 12 yand-the U-shaped ends 14 flare out at 16 so4 as to-form afla'relip 17 pleted.

i which are rigidly mounted' retaining'blocks i' 65.1 on the upper `edgeof the vault when-comlnV inner mold member: has side members 18, to which lare rigidly secured at 19100114;l

necting .plates 20' at each end of'18 which are adapted toconnect said side'members 18 to U-shaped endV members 21V by meansof threaded bolts 22. .The side members -18'-` thereto at 24, and @cover 25,.is adapted 1to 27 is rigidly securedy t'o' 26 for the greater part` of`its length-onb'oth the sides 18 andv the ends 21.

The cover mold has a base member 29, end I members 30 which are detachably secured at 31 to the base member l29, side members 32 which are secured in a iixed position against thebase member' 29 and end; members 30 by means of extension members 33 which are bolted together by means of bolts 34 and nuts 35 running through each pair of eX- tensions 33 at each end of the cover mold. The cover mold has a top plate 36 which is rigidly secured to the side members 32 at 37, and a longitudinal slot 38 runs the entire length of top plate 36. The top plate 36 also has four openings 39 into which suitable f handles 10 are adapted to` be mounted when the plastic concrete or cement is poured into the slot 38 so that they will imbed therein. A semi-circular molding 41 is rigidly secured to the ends 30 and the side members 32 for the greater'part of their length near the lower inside edge of the same. Vhen the concrete is poured into the slot 38 it is apparent that the concrete will gradually'fill the open space above the base 29, so that the pouring of the concrete in the slot 38 until the said space is lled, will effect the completicn of the cover 44 without any troweling. When the cover 44 has set, the side members 32 can be readily removed by removing the nuts 35 from the bolts 34, and the ends 30 can then be readily removed by the removal of the fastening means 31, whereupon the completed cover 44 can be lifted off the base member 29.`

As the molds are in the proper position for use, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, some plastic material, such `as concrete, can be poured into the space between the inner and outer molds, with the reinforcing metal wire 49 already in place. When the plastic material f has set properly the outer end members 14 may be removed by the removal of the threaded bolts 15, thereby permitting the side members 12 to also be removed. lIhe body 42 of the vault can then be turned over so that the inner mold member maybe removed.

If it is then desired to make `a larger vault body the side plates 12 can be secured to U-shaped end members 14 of a wider and slightly longer dimension. The cover 25 of the inner mold member having been first removed the side members 18 of the inner mold may be separated from the U-shaped end members 21 by removing the threaded bolts 22, and wider and longer U-shaped members 21 may be then secured to the side members 18 of proper pro-portion to the new end members 14. A new cover 25 can then be placed in position as before described, and the body mold will then be set up ready to mold a larger body 42 in the same way as previously described. It is apparent that as many sizes of U-shaped end members 21 and 14 may be provided as is desired for making the sizes of bodies 42 required, and different size covers 25 must also be provided to go therewith.

I claim:

1. In a cover mold for a container the combination of a base member, end and side members separably secured Ithereto and a cover adapted to be secured to said side members having a longitudinal slot near the middle thereof, and holes adapted to receive four handles at suitable intervals in said cover.

2. In a cover mold for a container the combination of a base member, end and side members separably secured thereto and a cover adapted to be secured to said side members having a longitudinal slot near the middle thereof, and holes adapted toreceive four handles at suitable intervalsin said cover, said side and end members having a semi-circular moulding for most of their length near the lower edge of the inside thereof.

3. In a cover mold for a container the combination of a base member, end and side members separably secured thereto and a cover adapted to: be secured to said side members having a longitudinal slot near the middle thereof, and holes adapted to receive four handles at suitable intervals in said cover, said side and end members having a moulding for most of their length near the lower edge of the inside thereof.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

RICHARD RlCD/[Iblfin Witnesses:

JOHN H. Cox, R. II. LENZ. 

